Conger strained his right oblique early on in camp and is still on the shelf. The non-roster invitee figures to begin the year in extended spring training to rehab his injury. Tue, Mar 14, 2017 06:13:00 PM

Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports that Hank Conger suffered a strained right oblique and is expected to be out "awhile".

Conger is one of a slew of veteran catchers that the Diamondbacks' brought in over the winter to compete for their catching spots. Given the fact that he's likely to miss a large portion of spring training, his chances of winning one of those highly-coveted spots are minimal. Sat, Feb 18, 2017 01:47:00 PM

Diamondbacks signed C Hank Conger to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish passes along the monetary numbers. Conger will make $950,000 should he crack the major league roster and could see an additional $450,000 in performance incentives. This past season, the 29-year-old backstop hit a dismal .194/.265/.306 in 124 at-bats with the Rays. Wed, Feb 8, 2017 05:33:00 PM

Depth Charts

Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic writes that the Diamondbacks "seem to be preparing for (Chris Owings) to hold down a super-utility role."

The common feeling coming into spring training seemed to be that Owings would be the favorite to start at second base, but Piecoro says it will likely be Ketel Marte at second and Nick Ahmed at shortstop. Owings should still get a good amount of playing time with his ability to fill in all over the field, but this news obviously isn't great for his fantasy value.

Zack Greinke (groin) said he felt good after Sunday's bullpen session and is hopeful that he'll be ready for the start of the regular season.

"If I felt this good every day for the rest of my career, it would be amazing," Greinek said after his 40-pitch session. If he stays on his current scheduled and avoids any setbacks, it sounds like he could be ready to work in the team's third game of the regular season against the Rockies.

Shelby Miller (elbow) threw his first bullpen session of the year on Tuesday.

Miller came away happy with the bullpen session, saying that his command was "right there." He'll throw again on Friday, and eventually will progress to facing live hitters at some point this spring. The Diamondbacks placed the 27-year-old right-hander on the 60-day disabled list on February after undergoing Tommy John surgery last year, so he won't be eligible to return until late May, and he likely doesn't pitch for the Diamondbacks until June or July.

Delgado has yet to appear in a spring training game because of the oblique strain. He's been a significant part of the Arizona bullpen the last two seasons, so the Diamondbacks will have to piece together his mid-to-late inning appearances until he returns.